Karaikudi Kaalai vs TUTI Patriots, 17th Match - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Fourth defeat in a row for Karaikudi Kaalai and they have hit poor form just at the wrong time. They need to put their house in order before the next game. That's it then for today. Good bye and take care.

Subramania Siva: One experienced player had to bat lower, hence I batted down the order. Last two games, we lost wickets in a heap. We planned for 160, would have been happy with a score around 140, but we batted really well in the last four overs. The way I was hitting, it gave me a lot of confidence. Our plan was to bowl with discipline; didn't bowl wide balls. The bowlers bowled in the right channels. Very happy with thin win.

Srikkanth Anirudha: After 10 overs, we had them in control but then a couple of mishap in the fields cost us. We have to find ways to get better. I have lost words for our batting, it has been disappointing. We faced similar batting issues last year too. We will give our best in the final two matches.

22:41 Local Time, 17:11 GMT, 22:41 IST: It's been a clinical effort by Tuti Patriots. Kaalai wanted their skipper, Anirudha to fire but he was dismissed in the second over. And from then, it was always going to be an uphill task for the Karaikudi team. The forty run partnership between Suryaprakash and Srinivasan gave them some hope but they got out in a span of three balls and that basically killed the chase. Ashwin Kumar played a cameo of 30 in 14 balls but it was never going to be enough. He smashed 15 runs in the final overs but they still fell 57 runs short. Hang around for the presentations.

Tamil Kumaran to Ashwin Kumar, 1 run, it was steered fine of third man off the outside half and a diving effort at third man saves the boundary and restricts the batsmen for a single. That is the end of the match, Patriots win by 57-run!

Tamil Kumaran to Ashwin Kumar, FOUR, on the pads and Ashwin Kumar flicks it wide of fine leg for a boundary. He is taking a liking to Tamil Kumaran in the final over

Tamil Kumaran to Ashwin Kumar, no run, on a good length and wide of off, Ashwin Kumar swings but ends up missing it

Tamil Kumaran to Ashwin Kumar, SIX, this has been sent over the ropes. It was a slower one wide of off, Ashwin Kumar reaches for it and smokes it over long-off

Tamil Kumaran to Ashwin Kumar, FOUR, dishes out a full toss, an absolute hit-me ball. Ashwin Kumar backs away and clubs it over mid-off

Tamil Kumaran to Ashwin Kumar, no run, back of a length delivery wide of off, swing and a miss from Ashwin Kumar

Sunil Sam, right handed bat, comes to the crease

A Venkatesh to Mukumthan, out Bowled!! Knocks him over. Mukumthan danced forward to come to the pitch, he overdoes it as he ends up yorking himself. It went through the defense and crashed into the stumps. Mukumthan b A Venkatesh 8(15)

A Venkatesh to Mukumthan, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!

A Venkatesh to Mukumthan, no run, comes down the track and drives it back to the bowler

A Venkatesh to Ashwin Kumar, 1 run, that was a proper half-volley, Ashwin Kumar flat-bats it to long-on

A Venkatesh to Ashwin Kumar, SIX, that's a superb shot, flighted and wide of off, Ashwin Kumar plunges forward and hits it cleanly over long-off. It cleared the ropes easily

A Venkatesh to Mukumthan, 1 run, comes down the track and smashes it to long-on

A Venkatesh to Ashwin Kumar, 1 run, pumped down the ground to long off

Athisayaraj Davidson to Ashwin Kumar, 1 run, low full-toss on the stumps, clipped to deep square leg

Athisayaraj Davidson to Mukumthan, 1 run, clips it to mid wicket